Re: 86
Understood. I certainly respect your ability to do what you did. Ultimately, animals are property within our society.
Several years ago had a young person throwing rocks at some sheep I had at a show. I grabbed him by the arm, “escorted” him out of the tent and advised him that if he ever did that again, he’d get his ass kicked in. He said “they’re just sheep,” to which I replied, “but they’re my sheep.” His father came over and was told in no uncertain terms to leave as well.
Yep.
You nailed it. And to amplify the “cruelty” part: The reason I checked to make sure the kittens were dead is that I thought it would be cruel to only mortally wound one to slowly die of its injuries. The goal was to be “quick”. It is how I would want to go, even though I admit that my perception is quite different than the kittens.
I am exposing a bit of emotional hypocracy but what can I say? I cry during chick films even though I know they are not real. :)